Since each morning I eat Italian pork sausage stuffed with parsley and cheese I cannot imagine why I would switch to tamales. But the Dos Equis is in the running--the barbera leaves a bad morning taste in my mouth, and it seems to clash with my Crest.

Foodie, try green Creme de Menthe instead of Crest. Seem to remember from my bachelor days that it worked pretty well as an early morning "toothpaste".
But you're talking about pork sausage for breakfast........ Creme de Menthe would make ME throw up!

There was a time when I preferred a Stinger after dinner, too. Definitely not recommended after having a bottle of wine WITH dinner - people keep trompin' on your knuckles while you're tryin' to walk home.

When we were closing up our club in France after having been asked to vacate the country, the manager offered double Irish Whiskey Stingers one night, in order to get rid of his stock of Old Overalls. Late the next morning, woke up with a fierce head and a dented oil pan on the car.

I'm sure any attractive young Brazillian lady will pose for a picture with an American tourist...especially if he has a line like...American Model Scout.... [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

I assure you that my namorada does indeed exist, is gorgeous, buxom and willing and, as such, is but one more example of the national pride of Brasil. She is also very intellegent and perceptive.

We are very much in love and today she is VERY worried because of the troubles in the US and the fact that I am upset that I cannot get home (even though that means I shall have to fulfill my manly duties a few more times in hopes of consoling her). Her mother has offered for me to move into their humble home here and also does not want me to leave....

Too quote Bob Marley "So much trouble in the world" but also "No woman no cry.... everything's gonna be alright"